David Halsey
Life
Halsey was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and King's College London. After this he took holy orders at Wells Theological College and began his ministry as a curate at St. Peter's Church, Petersfield.[3] A wartime chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he then served the Christian ministry successively in the West Country (Plymouth and Netheravon), Kent (Chatham, Bromley[4] and Tonbridge[5]) and Cumbria, his last post being Bishop of Carlisle from 1972[6] to 1989.
He and his wife Rachel had four daughters: Sarah, Jill, Jane and Mary. Sarah is married to David French, the former Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.[7] Rachel died in October 2013 in Cumbria.[8]
References
- Who's Who: London, A & C Black, 1992 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
- The Daily Telegraph Obituary p 29: Issue no 47,909 dated Monday 15 June 2009
- A history of Christianity in Petersfield: the stories of the local churches: Petersfield, Petersfield Area Historical Society, 2001 Monograph No 4 ISSN 0262-5970
- List of rectors of St Peter and St Paul Archived 29 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Suffragan Bishop, 1968–72 Who's Who: London, A & C Black, 1970 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
- The Times, Thursday, 31 Aug 1972; pg. 14; Issue 58567; col A Church News: New Bishop of Carlisle chosen
- Organisation web-site Archived 9 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Halsey Rachel - Obituary - News and Star Announcements - News and Star". www.myfamilyannouncements.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Russell Berridge White |
Bishop of Tonbridge 1968 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Philip Harold Ernest Goodrich |
| Preceded by Sydney Cyril Bulley |
Bishop of Carlisle 1972 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Ian Harland |
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